export-commodities-report – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Mon, 17 Jan 2022 20:51:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Exports of commodities in 2021, increase of 35,6 % https://en.ata.gov.al/2022/01/17/exports-of-commodities-in-2021-increase-of-356/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2022/01/17/exports-of-commodities-in-2021-increase-of-356/#respond Mon, 17 Jan 2022 21:49:26 +0000 http://en.ata.gov.al/?p=170782 TIRANA, Jan 17 /ATA/ Exports of goods in 2021 reached the value of of ALL 369 billion, increasing by 35.6%, while imports of goods reached the value of ALL 801 billion, increasing by 32.3%, compared to a year earlier.

INSTAT published on Monday the report on foreign trade for 2021.

Referring to the published data, exports during 2021 have exceeded the pre-pandemic level, marking an increase of ALL 71 billion, which is indicative of the recovery of economy, as well as business health.

INSTAT published on Monday the report on foreign trade for 2021, according to which, the trade deficit reached the value of ALL 432 billion, increasing by 29.6%, compared to the same period of 2020.

The groups that have had a positive impact on the annual growth of exports are “construction materials and
metals” with 14.1%, “minerals, fuels and electricity” with 10.8% and “textiles and footwear” with 3.7%.
Meanwhile, the groups that have had a positive impact on the annual growth of imports are “minerals, fuels and electricity” with 8.4%, “machinery, equipment and spare parts” with 6%, and “construction materials and metals” with 5 , 5%.

The countries with which Albania has had the largest increase in exports, compared to a year ago are: Italy (26.1%), Kosovo (43.6%) and Spain (42.0%). While the countries with which exports have recorded the largest decline are: Ukraine (14.7%) and Russia (49.3%). /j.p/r.e/sm/

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